Home invasion in Everett leads to shootout; two wounded

Bullets flew in Everett early Tuesday morning, and two men were left wounded.

Everett police say officers arrived at house in the 600 block of 93rd Street Southwest to find a 23-year-old man who had been shot several times.

He told officers that a man broke into his house and shot him. The victim got his gun and returned fire, wounding the burglar. .

A police dog found the wounded suspect in bushes across the street from the victim’s house.

Both men went to Everett Providence Hospital. The victim remains there for treatment of wounds that aren’t life threatening. The suspect was transferred to Harborview Medical Center for more serious wounds.

Police say multiple shots were fired in the house, though officers don’t know the exact number. There were other people in the house, but no one else was injured.

Investigators are trying to establish a motive and trying to figure out the relationship, if any, between the two men.

If you have information about this case, call the Everett Police Department’s tip line at 425-257-8450.